Corneal Topography

NEW YORK — In this presentation from OSN New York, Nicole R. Fram, MD, Healio | OSN Associate Medical Editor, shares pearls for performing effective IOL exchanges.

Atopic dermatitis appears to have a significant yet unidirectional causal effect on the risk for keratoconus, according to a study published in Translational Vision Science & Technology.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Listening to patients’ complaints and noting refractive or keratometry changes can enable clinicians to identify keratoconus even in the absence of a topographer, a speaker said at Optometry’s Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Topography-guided ablation can improve visual outcomes and visual quality in patients who previously underwent laser vision correction, according to a speaker here.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — Topography-guided corneal cross-linking for progressive keratoconus leads to stable inferior corneal Kmax flattening and superior corneal steepening, with significant improvement of vision, according to a study.

CHICAGO — Regular topography, preferably performed annually after keratorefractive or penetrating keratoplasty surgery, is ideal for detecting ectasia, according to a speaker.

WASHINGTON — Topography is a valuable tool to detect corneal irregularity and asymmetry, a speaker said during Refractive Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, offered pearls for therapeutic custom ablation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.